by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Sep 28, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Throughout human history, wise men have warned of the dangers of plutocracy. In Plato’s Republic, Socrates warned of the dangers of selecting captains of ships by their wealth. Teddy Roosevelt also warned, “of all forms of tyranny, the least attractive and most vulgar...
by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Sep 23, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
In 2000, I was the Singapore Ambassador to the United Nations when the UN General Assembly (UNGA) unveiled its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). Kofi Annan was UN Secretary-General. Bill Clinton was US president. It was a time of great hope. Everyone believed that...
by kishore.mahbubani@mahbubani.net | Sep 20, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
The writer, a distinguished fellow at the National University of Singapore, is author of ‘Has the West Lost It?’ and ‘Has China Won?’ Two decades into the 21st century, the main challenge it holds for the west has become clear: the return of China to centre...
by kris@corpus.sg | Sep 1, 2020 | By Kishore Mahbubani
Source: Diplomacy: Power or Persuasion, SAIS Review
